Elyse Courtright, of Dearborn, works with a student tutoring after school (Kids were not allowed to be named or faces photographed). She was among eleven CMU students volunteering during her Alternative Break at the Carolina Youth Development Center in North Charleston, SC, spending the week to help with projects to improve the center and in the community. CMU is ranked fourth in the nation for the number of students participating in Alternative Breaks and fifth in the country for the most trips coordinated by a university. The program organizes about 40 trips each year with more than 400 students participating. Photo by Steve Jessmore/Central Michigan University